Article of jewelry.



J. L. HERZOG.

ARTICLE 0F JEWELRY.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 11, 190e.

91 7,604. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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JOSEPH L. HERZOG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTICLE or JEWELRY.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprn c, 1909.

Application filed May 11, 1968. VSerial No. 432,283.

T o all whom it fri/lay conce-rn:`

Be it known that l, JOSEPH L. HERZOG, a citizen of the United States,land a resident ol' New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county ci NewYork and State ol' New York, have made and invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Articles of Jewelry,

ol' which t e following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in articles of jewelry, and moreparticularly to those comprising in part an initial letter or letters,monogram, or ornament, and which may be worn or used on ch'atelainebags, leather goods, buckles, or as a brooch, watch fob or charm, andfor other like purposes, the object of the invention being to provideindividual letters so constructed that when assembled or properlyarranged, they will have all the appearance of being cut or formed fromone piece of metal.

A further object ofthe invention is to so construct or form theseindividual letters, ornaments, etc., that they'may be arranged orassembled in a horizontal or vertical line, in order that they may beworn or employed for the1 several different purposes above suggested. iA further object is to so construct and l'orin the letters that theywill be interchangeable, in order that any combination of letters, orletters and ornaments, may be quickly and readily assembled to suit the,taste or desire oi' the purchaser.

With these and other ends in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features ci' construction and conibin tions oll parts, as will behereinafter l'ully d scribed and pointed out in the claims. In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of several letters constructedin accordance with my inventionl and arranged in` a horizontalline. Fig.2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one ol' theindividual letters. Fig. 4 is a detached sectional view of a part of thehollow wire with the retaining cap anda part of one of the lettersattached lthereto. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 ofFig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the retaining cap. Fig. 7 is asimilar view of one end of the hollow slotted wire threadedto receivethe retaining cap. Fig. 8 shows one ofthe hollow wires provided with aswinging ornament mounted thereon by which to suspend the article. Fig.9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9 9 oi' Fig. 8, andhaving apormetal.

tion oi one ci the letters attached thereto. Fig. 1() is a similar viewoi' a modified form thereol', the letter being detached. Fig.l 11 is aperspective View 0I' that portion ci' the device shown in Fig. 10. Fig.12 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of' an 'articlewherein but one letter is employed, the supporting trame being madecircular. Fig. 13 -isa view partly in section and partly in elevation ola detached part oll the circular frame illustrated in Fig. 12. Fig. 14is a similar' view thereof having the retaining cap applied thereto. ol'the hollow retaining wire having a modi-` iied form of letter attachedthereto. is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of theimprovement as applied to a brooch. Fig. 17 shows a number of lettersassembled in a vertical line. Fig. 18 isa view ol several letters andornaments arranged to be used as a buckle, and Fig. 19 is an end viewthereof.

In the accompanying drawings, 20 represent letters, each formed of anysuitable metal and of any desired size or style, and' either plain orornamented, but so shaped, how.- ever, that when assembled in ahorizontal 1ine-,-as in Fig. 1, they will preferably touch cr contact atone or more points, `as illustratedat 21, whereby to give them a neat''and finished appearance, and whereby "to lend the impression that theyare cut, stamped or formed Jfrom one piece of sheet Each of theseletters, as Jillustrated in Fig. 3, is provided at its upper endv withthe lug or projection 22 and at its lower end with a similar lug orprojection 23, said lugs Fig. 15 is a sectional viewv Fig. 16

being each provided 0n its front and rear sides with a groove 24,whereby to securely hold the saine in the upper slotted hollow retainingwire 25, and the similar lower wire 26, these wires being formed, asillustrated' in Fig. 7, that is, with the slot 27 running the entirelength of the wire and having its ends threaded as illustrated at '28'.These wires 25, 26, are preferably made of the same material as theletters 20, but if desircd may be made of other metal, in order toaii'ord a pleasing contrast, that is, the letters 20 may be made o'l'gold and the wires of silver, or vice versa. These retaining wires arepreferably made of such length as to nicely contain the letters 20, thelatter being retained in position therein by means of the retainingcapsl 29, these caps being con-v structed as illustrated in Figs. 4 and6, that lll) contained within the Aend of the wires 27 and` prevent thelatter from becoming bent, distorted or injured. As illustrated in Fig.1,

- these bars may be somewhat lengthened and CAL spacing rings or sleeves3l litted over the wires between the letters 20 and 'caps 29, whereby tokeep said letters from shifting, and retainthem in close contact witheach other. l

In assembling the several parts, the cap 29 is lirst screwed onto oneend of each of the wires 25, 26. letters are then fitted into the hollowwires, the edges of the slot 27 in the wire itting in the groove 24,securely locking said letters to the wires and preventing theiraccidental disengagement therefrom. After the several letters 20 havebeen assembled with the wires 25, 26, the caps 29 are then screwed ontothe opposite ends of the wires 25, 26, as

- illustrated in Fig. 1, the-letters thus assembled contacting with eachother and having all the appearance of being cut or formed from onepiece of sheet metal. This article -may be used for various purposes,for instance, as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings, it may haveapplied to the upper bar the ornament 32 provided with the ring 33,whereby to attach it to a watch chain, watch fob, or other article, saidornament being provided with the rings 34 fitting loosely around saidwire 25 and allowing the article to-swing. If desired, however, theserings or sleeves 34 may be provided with the upwardly extendingprojection 35, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the projection35 fitting up through the slot 27 in the wire 25, whereby to hold theornament 32 and wire 25 stationary with relation to each other andprevent one from swinging with relation to the other. i

illustrated in Fig. 15, the lugs-formed on the upper and lower ends ofthe letters or ornaments may be somewhat lengthened, as illustrated at36, and-extended from one'wall of the wire to the other, `whereby tostrengthen said wire and assist in preventing any bending thereof orinjury thereto. These lugs are also made of sufficient width in order toprevent any twisting or turning of the letters after being properlyassembled, and to assist in stiflening the completed article.

Instead of arranging a series ol' letters in a horizontal line, 4asabove described, these letters maybe used individually as ornaments, forinstance, in Fig. 12, l have shown the piece of hollow slotted wire bentinto the form of a circle 37, the adjacent ends being upwardly bent andthreaded as illustrated at 38. After the lugs on the letter 2l) havebeen The grooved lugs 22 23 of the 'oi' the hollow wires will haveiitted thereon the sleeve 41, provided with the lug or eX- Atension42 toproject up through the slot 27 in Lthe wire, in order to prevent thesleeve fromturning. On the sleeve 41 is provided the arm 43havingattached thereto the pin 44, and on the opposite hollow wire is fittedthe sleeve 45 formed with the projection 46 extending through the slotin the Wire to prevent its turning or twisting thereon. This sleeve 45vis formed with the hook 47, with which the iree end of the pin 44engages. Again, these letters may be arranged in a vertical line, asillustrated in Fig. 17, thev hollow wires 48 being formed similar tothose before referred to and provided with the retaining caps 49 toprevent the disengagement of the letters 20 therefrom. As illustrated inFigs. 18 and 19,` these letters may also be arranged to l'orm a buckle,the letters 20 being constructed and arranged as bel'ore described, andassembled upon the hollow wires 50 as above suggested, said buckle beingconstructed with the catch 51 as in ordinary cases. ln this as well asin other instances, it vmay be desired to combine ornaments with theletters in oider to give to the finished ,article its proper proportionsand iinish, such as illustrated at 52, Fig. 18, these ornaments beingprovided with grooved lugs similar to those formed on or secured to theletters 20 and assembled with the hollow wires in the same way.

From the foregoing-'it will be understood that my invention isexceedingly simple; that from a stock of letters and ornaments anddiierent lengths of hollow slotted wires, many varieties and forms ofarticles oi' jewelry may be constructed, the several parts beinginterchangeable and completely finished at the factory, and thereforerequiring no litting or mechanical operations on the part ol' the retaildealer to assemble them in devising a particular article or combinationol' letters, or lettersand ornaments. Further'- inore, it will beunderstood that l have avoided the heating or soldering of the hollowwires to retain the parts 'in their proper places, 'and have soconstructed and Jformed the several parts that they may be securelylocked' in piace without the application of any heat te said wires, andthereby avoid the softening or weakening ci the latter, which ics einem;

wire is exposed to fire or soldering operations.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire toPatent, is z- 1'. An` article of jewelry, comprising interg changeableoutline letters, each of which contacts with the adjacent letters onlyat points on the side edges between its upper and lower ends whenassembled in a horizontal line, and means associated with the end por- Qtions of said letters for holding them in their contacting' positionswhereby the finished g article Ihas the appearance of being made from asingle piece of metal, substantially as described.-

2. 'i he combination of interchangeable outline letters, each of whichcontacts with the adjacent letters only at points between its upper andlower ends when assembled in a horizontal line, each of said lettersbeing provided at its enls with grooved lugs, and 5 means engaging saidlugs for carrying said l letters, substantially as described.

3. The combination of interchangeable outi line letters, 'each of whichcontacts with the adjacent lettersonly at points between its upper andlower ends when assembled in a necessarily results when hollow gold orsilver I l secure by Letters horizontal line, and upper and lower wiresto which said letters are assembly secured, the two ends of each of saidwires being free and suitably capped.

4. rlhe combination with a hollow slotted wire, of letters provided withlugs fitting in the slots in said wires, means for retaining said,yletters in position, and a'support attached to said wire and providedwith means i also fitting in the slot in said wires whereby to hold saidsupport and wire in their proper relative positions, substantially asdescribed.

o. The combination with interchangeable letters each constructed tocontact with the adjacent one when assembled in a horizontal line, andeach provided with a lug at its upper and lower ends, of an up er andlower wire rovided with longitudina slots in which said ugs it, andasupport attached to one of said wires and also provided with lugs'fitting in said slots, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, borough of- Manhattan, in the county of New York,and State of New York, this 8th day of May, A. D. 1908.

JOSEPH L. HERZOG. Vitnesses M. VAN NoRTwroK, JOHN B. WHITE.

